Event Marketer

JULY 12, 2021

The following insights were derived from the Event Marketer x Mosaic EventTrack 2021 industry forecast, AnyRoad’s Experiential Trends 2021 report, Northstar Meetings Group’s May 2021 Pulse Survey and Bizzabo’s Q2 2021 Virtual Events Benchmark Report. So what can event marketers expect as the second half of 2021 unfolds?

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Event Marketer

MAY 16, 2022

In fact, a new events industry initiative, “ Net Zero Carbon Events ,” developed in November 2021 at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Scotland is serving as a rallying cry for change. VENUE PERSPECTIVES. Globally, Hilton hospitality brand is helping travelers plan more sustainable trips.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 4, 2021

The company successfully hosted a number of international conference and incentive groups from 40 to 400 attendees across two different emirates, in what they believe is a positive sign for the recovery of live events. Nonetheless, we went the extra mile and found the most creative solutions.”.

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 1, 2021

With many organizations actively planning for an upcoming in-person conference or tradeshow, now is the time to make firm decisions for your attendee-experience, staffing and safety plans. Most Q3 and Q4, 2021 conferences are reporting attendance numbers that are 40 – 60% below 2019. Increased and Transparent Communications.

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SpotMe Blog

JUNE 20, 2021

Audience engagement is supported by virtual conference ideas that enhance how your event attendees absorb information. This is especially true when combining an in-person audience with a remote, virtual audience for a hybrid conference. Another fact: Hybrid conferences and events are hard. We have good news for you.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

The Meetings Show , the UK’s leading platform for the world’s meetings and events community, will take place on 30 September and 1 October 2021 at ExCeL London. Relocating the show to east London venue ExCeL London puts it in the heart of an area which is undergoing exciting regeneration and growth.

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Event Marketer

APRIL 21, 2021

After announcing, then detracting, plans for a physical show in 2021, CES organizers say the event is back in action for 2022 with a hybrid format. Confirmed brands attending the in-person world’s largest tech conference include Amazon, AT&T, Dell and Google. HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition: Aug.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

September 2021 — Are in-person events COVID safe? You can watch Freeman’s 55-minute webinar, posted on August 25, 2021, below. ?. This slide compares the mid-August, 2021 rate of COVID cases amongst the entire population in the United States with the reported rates from four recent large in-person events.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The International Convention Centre Wales (ICC Wales) has hosted its largest exhibition to date, as part of the ISBA 2021 Annual Conference (Independent Schools’ Bursars Association). Ian Edwards, Chief Executive, ICC Wales, commented: “We are delighted that ISBA chose our venue for their annual conference.

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SpotMe Blog

MAY 4, 2021

Virtual conferences aren’t a groundbreaking idea anymore, but event planners are continually learning how to use them in groundbreaking ways. Learn how virtual conferences work, which key components you need to include to really stand out in your field, and how going hybrid may be the trick in a post-pandemic world. Trade shows.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JULY 19, 2021

Wyboston Lakes Resort in Bedfordshire has confirmed a series of major bookings for conferences and events for July and August onwards. In addition, the venue has secured several hundred thousand pounds of event bookings for global pharmaceutical brands due to take place in the autumn.

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Planning Pod

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

As a provider of venue management software ourselves, we often get asked how we compare with our competitors and what sets us apart. Which made us think that this is a question that almost everyone considering venue event management software asks at some point during their fact-finding and buying process. Sign up for a free trial.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 15, 2021

Even the most seasoned among them are confounded with challenges on all fronts from new and changing safety protocols, exhibitor and sponsor expectations, contractual complexity and vendor/venue readiness. They are struggling, but determined to persevere. What’s Next? The post The High Cost of Hybrid appeared first on Velvet Chainsaw.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The Parkgate Hotel , located in the heart of Cardiff, has been awarded Hotel of the Year for Wales at the prestigious AA Hospitality Awards, solidifying the property’s position as a leading venue for both leisure and business travel, just three years after opening.

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Here’s what I wrote about this in 2021: “Tip: If you…want to get someone like me to speak at your meeting, try including what you will offer for fee and expense reimbursement in your initial request. appeared first on Conferences That Work. The Letter 9/29/23 Subject: Are you a [TOPIC] Expert?

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

. “If we’re really lucky , we’ll have a safe, inexpensive, effective vaccine sometime before the end of 2021.” The hard work of a large number of scientists, years of research on related coronaviruses, plus a paradigm shift in vaccine development led to the rollout of effective vaccines at the start of 2021.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

From the beginning of December 2021 every venue search on the venuedirectory.com site will put sustainable venues at the top of all venue results provided, both UK and international. The mia Ignite conference just affirmed in my mind that this is the right thing to do. It is essential. www.venuedirectory.com.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 14, 2022

Hospitality professionals saw the industry undergo tremendous changes in 2021. Many hospitality conferences and conventions were virtual or hybrid events , while others were forced to cancel altogether. As a result, many industry professionals are wondering what to expect from the top hospitality conferences of 2022.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

We’re bringing you highlights from day two of IMEX America 2021 at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in beautiful Las Vegas! PCMA announced it is partnering with software company Juno to power a year-round community starting with the January Convening Leaders conference in Las Vegas. Daniel Surette, Omni Hotels & Resorts.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

But how will it affect 2021 budgets? Consider these additional challenges for the meetings industry: The new criteria for business and event-related travel now includes health-related risks, complicating the decision to approve conference attendance. The post How Will Hybrid Meetings Hit 2021 Budgets?

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Event Industry News

MARCH 5, 2021

Story and Venue Search London’s survey of over 150 corporate event buyers gives a real insight into the current thinking around the timing of returning to live, the ongoing use of virtual and hybrid events together with plans for the all-important 2021 Christmas party season.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The Qatar launch forms part of the business’ continued growth in the region, having most recently opened an office in Saudi Arabia in 2021. Similarly the region’s facilities continue to evolve with Doha Exhibition and Convention Center, Qatar National Convention Centre and Aspire Zone all offering versatile venues for events.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Academic Venue Solutions (AVS), the UK’s only sales and marketing consortium exclusive to academic venues welcomes two new venues in the South West into the portfolio, bringing the total members to 43.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 7, 2022

The number of people killed in mass shootings has risen from 272 in 2014 to 692 in 2021. We asked Mark Herrera, director of safety and security for International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM), for strategies to improve security at events in light of these ominous statistics. Employ a Guest Service Approach. Look for Near Misses.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 16, 2021

132 at the 2021 Marlboro Music Festival. But even when our meeting venues are conventionally safe places, they may not feel emotionally safe for attendees to participate in what is going on. Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post It’s not an entrance it’s a layer appeared first on Conferences That Work.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2023

As we head into the final days of 2023, Venues of Excellence, reflects on its most successful year ever, welcoming 12 fantastic new independent venues into the UK’s leading sales and marketing consortium. Over the past two months, the consortium has welcomed three new venues.

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Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2021

Nicolson Square Edinburgh, Central Hall Venues’ newest space, took the spotlight at the city’s iconic Fringe Festival when it was used by ITV’s Good Morning Britain to mark the opening of the event on Friday 6 th August. The venue provided the backdrop for Food Tank’s WeCameToDance event which featured on the programme.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JUNE 15, 2021

Central Hall Venues (CHV) has appointed Deborah Gallagher as Head of Venue for its first newly launched UK wide site, Nicolson Square Edinburgh (NSE). NSE, with its central location and striking architecture, was launched as a brand-new site for conferences and events by CHV in March 2021.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2021

The center was not going to be available for groups from March to August 2021. There was no way we were going to move it again. ” Shortly after the notice from the Convention Center, Andrea flew to San Diego with an open mind willing to redesign the whole event to fit in the available venues. It was the end of March.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

These include the Covid Hero Award, Venue of the Year and the Organiser of the Year Award. After making their debut in 2017, the ESSA awards have grown to six categories for 2021. The following people and companies are 2021 ESSA Awards finalists: ESSA YOUNG PERSON AWARD 2021 Sponsored by Equinox Design.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The Exchange , part of the University of Birmingham located at Centenary Square, Birmingham is the latest member to join the Venues of Excellence family, joining the University of Birmingham and Edgbaston Park Conference Hotel who joined the consortium in 2019.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Church House Westminster has created a new instant event package to help event organisers find last-minute venue hire solutions until the end of 2021. Event organisers can choose to include live streaming with a £1,495 bolt-on or make the conference hybrid with a £2,000 supplement.

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Prestige Events Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

The lunchtime event will be hosted on 17 th September by Friends House, the Euston based conference centre that recently gained Greengage ECOsmart Platinum accreditation as one of the greenest venues in London. At the same time it’s so good to bring industry colleagues together once more – and in an impressive eco-venue”.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JULY 27, 2021

Central Hall Westminster (CHW), the flagship London site of Central Hall Venues, has teamed up with AV production partner, White Light (WL) to launch new packages for hybrid meetings and events. The comprehensive packages are designed to help organisers negotiate the maze of post-pandemic events in 2021 and beyond.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Pavilions of Harrogate have had phenomenal numbers of weddings and the numbers of conferences, dinners and corporate team building days are strong for 2022. Both our venues are surrounded by green spaces and are well ventilated, so we can manage events safely in the current climate, alongside thousands of free car parking space.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 25, 2022

ICC Wales , South Wales’ state-of-the-art convention centre, has announced that it will host the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Annual Conference this October. Attracting around 3,500 delegates, the three-day conference is set to be one of the largest events at the venue to date, with an estimated 2.1m

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Academic Venues Solutions (AVS) have welcomed in 2022 two new members to the Board: Emma Willis, Business Development Manager, Warwick Conferences and Helen Davenport, Head of Commercial and Visitor Services, Lancaster University Conferences and Events+.

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